President Bola Tinubu has appointed eight new permanent secretaries in the federal civil service to fill existing and upcoming vacancies across states and geopolitical zones.
The newly appointed permanent secretaries are:
- Onwusoro Maduka Ihemelandu (Abia State)
- Ndiomu Ebiogeh Philip (Bayelsa State)
- Anuma Ogbonnaya Nlia (Ebonyi State)
- Ogbodo Chinasa Nnam (Enugu State)
- Kalba Danjuma Usman (Gombe State)
- Usman Salihu Aminu (Kebbi State)
- Oyekunle Patience Nwakuso (Rivers State)
- Nadungu Gagare (Kaduna State)
This announcement was made in a statement issued by Bayo Onanuga, Special Adviser to the President on Information and Strategy.
Onanuga noted that the appointments, recommended by the Office of the Head of the Civil Service of the Federation, followed a diligent selection process.
This marks the second set of permanent secretaries appointed under Tinubu’s administration, following an earlier batch in June, which included appointees from Akwa Ibom, Anambra, Bauchi, Jigawa, Ondo, Zamfara, the South East, and the South-South regions.
President Tinubu urged the new appointees to uphold greater commitment, diligence, and innovation in their service to the nation.